case studies

Using research data, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, a special investigator and psychologist and a sociologist, who built The Violence Project, a comprehensive database of mass shooters, share their solutions for putting an end to these tragedies that have defined the modern era.

"Robert Graysmith was on staff at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 when [serial murderer] Zodiac first struck, triggering in the resolute reporter an unrelenting obsession with seeing the hooded killer brought to justice. In this ... account of Zodiac's eleven-month reign of terror, Graysmith reveals hundreds of facts previously unreleased, including the complete text of the killer's letters"--Amazon.com.

The authors share the story of their investigation into the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and abuse case, including its consequences for the #MeToo movement.

Portugese translation of "Tuesdays with Morrie". The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.

The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.

"This guide helps librarians improve service with easy-to-follow strategies and techniques to make physical changes in library space and streamline procedures"--Provided by publisher.

Presents seventy-one creative ideas for community book clubs based on an online survey completed by library professionals and others as well as research by the authors.

"Kate Winkler Dawson tells the . . . story of Edward Rulloff--a serial murderer who was called 'too intelligent to be killed'--and the array of 19th century investigators who were convinced his brain held the key to finally understanding the criminal mind"--Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction picture book compilation of the stories of 13 American women who persisted in overcoming obstacles and changing the world"--Provided by publisher.

Two women who escaped the international drug trade and who are married to the highest level drug traffickers to become U.S. informants share never-before-revealed details about El Chapo, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the dangerous world of illicit drugs.